Chapter 1178 Postscript Thirty-Four: The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling: Daiyu Baochai
There is a large population inside and outside Luoyang City, and the same is true for the entire Luoyang Prefecture.
Of course, except in mountainous areas.
Especially Beigedang Village and Diaoyao Village, as the urban area continues to increase, they have become suburban areas. Some villagers even go to Fuguo Street to work, and they can still walk home every night.
Even though the village is full of tenants, if they were to be demolished, they would still have houses and homesteads, and many tenants would also have permanent tenure rights to cultivated land that could be compensated.
The prerequisite is that the Li family agrees to demolish this place.
Anyway, these two villages are densely populated, and their lives are not bad. Picking out the two most beautiful village girls will definitely not lose the face of Bachelor Xie.
One is Liu Chunyan, 15 years old.
One is Dong Mudan, 14 years old.
Being so young is not because Xie Yan has any special hobbies, but because farm girls get married early, and those over 16 years old are basically married. Even if they are not married yet, they are still maids of some family.
The two little girls are a little thin and their skin is not very white. They will grow whiter and fatter if they are raised.
They are said to be beautiful mainly because their faces and facial features are particularly beautiful. Nothing else matters. At this age, do you still want to have breasts and butts?
The two of them seemed to have dressed up specially before going out.
Not only was her head decorated with a red hairband, but she also had wild flowers picked from somewhere, and she was also wearing a clean floral skirt.
Dong Mudan even applied makeup and powder, using the red juice of an unknown plant as rouge, and patted wheat flour onto her face as foundation. If I had to describe her makeup, it would be quite... funny.
"Wash your face clean first, especially you." Xie Yan pointed at Dong Mudan.
The two little girls happily ran to get water to wash their faces.
Xie Yan was having a headache naming his maids. The young masters and ladies in movies and TV series all have elegant names.
I can't keep calling my two maids Liu Chunyan and Dong Mudan, right?
But Xie Yan’s ancient Chinese proficiency was not good enough, and he couldn’t come up with a good name even after searching his guts.
How about just using the name of the experimental equipment?
One is called a test tube and the other is called a beaker.
Hey, it feels a little strange.
Damn, that damn short video ruined the word beaker!
Xie Yan called a follower: "Go to Li Erlang and borrow a copy of the Book of Songs."
The plot of the novel is already unfolding, and the four followers cannot remain passers-by.
So give them names too.
Two of them were named Xie, both from Xie Village, and were even of the same clan as Xie Yan. One was named Xie Chang, and the other was named Xie Changshou.
The other two are named Wang, which is the second most common surname in Xie Village. One is named Wang Xing and the other is named Wang Tian. They are both of the same clan as Xie Yan's friend Wang Sheng.
Not long after, Xie Changshou borrowed the Book of Songs, and the two little girls came back after washing their faces.
Xie Yan took a look and saw that it was much more pleasing to the eye without makeup: "You go find things to do on your own."
The two little girls worked hard and found that Xie Yan's room had been tidied up, so they took the initiative to clean the room for the four male attendants.
Xie Yan opened the Book of Songs and began to find a name for his maid.
After searching and searching, Xie Yan made a new discovery. His mother Wang Yitong’s name also came from the Book of Songs.
My grandpa must have looked through books to find it.
After turning over and over again, Xie Yan was too lazy to turn over it. Since academics can be plagiarized, why can't the maid's name be plagiarized?
The problem is, he hasn't watched many costume dramas.
I haven't even watched a few episodes of "Dream of Red Mansions", and I only know four or five of the maids in it.
"Ahem!"
Xie Yan walked to the courtyard and coughed twice.
Two women and four men who were making beds and folding quilts immediately ran outside to wait for orders.
"You two, come here." Xie Yan said.
The two little girls followed him to the study room, which was also converted into a guest room. For the time being, there were only a few books brought by Xie Yan.
Xie Yan sat on the chair, pretending to be a gentleman. It felt silly to pretend, so he was too lazy to pretend anymore: "You go back tonight, call your parents tomorrow, and sign your employment contract."
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"OK."
"Very good!"
Two little girls having fun.
Xie Yan was speechless after seeing it. This was not the Hongxiu Tianxiang he imagined.
They are beautiful, but they are two silly elder sisters who don't understand anything.
Xie Yan continued: "Your names should also be changed to something more elegant and elegant."
The two little girls were even more happy. Their names were randomly given by their parents. Especially Dong Mudan. There are too many girls named "Mudan" in Luoyang.
They also want to have a good name, so that even if they no longer work as maids for Xie Yan, they can keep this name and continue to use it.
Xie Yan pointed at Liu Chunyan: "Your name will be Daiyu from now on."
Liu Chunyan...well, Daiyu was overjoyed: "Thank you sir for the name!"
Xie Yan pointed at Dong Mudan again: "Your name will be Baochai from now on."
Baochai was obviously smarter and more sensible. She had put on makeup and powder before she came, and now she knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Mr. Lang, for the name!"
Zhu Guoxiang and Zhu Ming repeatedly emphasized that kneeling is not allowed at will. This kind of ideological enlightenment is only half the success.
It is true that ministers no longer kneel to the emperor, and officials no longer kneel to officials. No one kneels anymore in formal occasions, and even prisoners do not kneel in court.
But in private, especially when facing their master, servants often take the initiative to kneel down.
Xie Yan's ideological consciousness was not high. When he saw someone kneeling down to thank him, he felt a little happy. At the same time, he felt a little awkward, so he quickly said: "Get up quickly, don't kneel down and talk."
Baochai smiled and stood up silly.
Alas, no matter how clever she is, she is still a stupid lady.
Xie Yan asked again: "Are you literate and numerate?"
Daiyu replied: "I can do arithmetic. My brother learned it in the village school and taught it to me after he returned home. I can also write my own name, but...it just doesn't look good."
Xie Yan was a little surprised: "Is your brother still studying?"
Daiyu said: "A few years ago, Mr. Li said that he was the head of the Li clan in Luoyang and should make great achievements in the village. He also said that culture and education in these two villages were not...not fashionable, so he selected children in the villages to study for free.
.A total of ten clever boys were selected, and my brother was chosen."
Xie Yan laughed dumbly.
It seems that in addition to saving face, Li Minqiu also does some serious things.
Xie Yan asked Baochai again: "What about you?"
Baochai was afraid that he would be outcompeted, so he hesitated for a while, and suddenly spoke faster and said: "I can sew and wash clothes, cook, and raise chickens and ducks. I... I can do any job, and my hands and feet are very nimble.
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Daiyu snickered and thought: I know what you said, but you don't understand what I know.
Xie Yan said: "It's okay, you can learn it later. Today, I will teach you how to write your new name first."
Xie Yan got pen, ink, paper and inkstone and first taught them how to grind ink.
Although there were fountain pens in the Ming Dynasty, they occasionally had trouble producing ink, and brushes still dominated the mainstream.
The two little girls had solemn expressions. They felt that things related to reading and writing were very sacred. Even grinding ink was a sacred thing.
Xie Yan gradually discovered the joy of cultivation.
It is much more interesting to slowly teach two little girls who know nothing but are very beautiful into well-educated and gentle beauties than the nurturing games on the computer.
To be continued...